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Al Jazeera cameraman killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
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Al Jazeera cameraman killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Bureij refugee camp.
  • Al Jazeera condemned the attack as a violation of international law and a deliberate targeting of journalists.
  • At least 10 people died in Israeli strikes across Gaza on the same day, and over 260 Palestinian journalists have been killed since October 2023.

Al Jazeera has condemned what it calls an "atrocious crime" after one of its cameramen, Ahmed Wishah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The media house stated that the strike targeted a house in the Bureij refugee camp.

In a statement, Al Jazeera declared it "strongly condemns the atrocious crime of targeting and killing" its correspondent. The organization asserted that the incident represents a "new and gross violation of all international laws and norms." It further stated that this reflects a "continuous systemic policy of deliberately targeting journalists and silencing the truth."

strongly condemns the atrocious crime of targeting and killing

— Al JazeeraIn a statement condemning the death of its correspondent.

At least 10 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on the same day Wishah died. His brother, Mohamed, was killed on April 8 in an Israeli shelling incident while traveling in his vehicle, according to Palestinian civil defense.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has recorded at least 260 Palestinian journalists killed since Israel launched its military campaign in Gaza following the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023.

This represents a new and gross violation of all international laws and norms, and reflects a continuous systemic policy of deliberately targeting journalists and silencing the truth

— Al JazeeraIn a statement condemning the death of its correspondent.
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